UCLA professor says test-blind admissions failed to reduce racial disparities
A UCLA sociology professor told Fox News Digital that the University of California system's shift to test-blind undergraduate admissions has not eliminated racial disparities and coincided with a leveling of Latino enrollment. The UC regents phased out SAT/ACT consideration in 2020, and mounting faculty concern led the academic council to direct BOARS on July 22 to oversee a faculty-led review. Faculty letters from STEM and non-STEM fields argue for reinstating math and verbal components, and university diagnostic data cited in the article show declines in calculus readiness after the policy change.
University diagnostic data show lower calculus readiness after test-blind policy.
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The University of California phased out SAT and ACT scores in 2020. Faculty and system bodies have since pushed for a review. BOARS now oversees a faculty-led evidence review that could lead to reinstating the tests.
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